Central Michigan Chippewas Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

7Angel FloresQB15-SR—

PORTAL 5Jadyn GlasserQB23-SO4% snaps '25 10Marcus BeamonQB35-SRPORTAL 14Daniel GomezQB42-SO

18Geno SeetsQB5 11Ryland WattersQB6

×8

24Vaughn BlueRB14-JR—

PORTAL 2Brock TownsendRB23-SO—ALSO KR 31Jayden ClerveauxRB34-JR

PORTAL 43Nick WoodfordRB42-SO

22Trav MooreRB5

×2

8Rusty VanWetzinga IVFB14-JR—

PORTAL 42Landon SwansonFB23-SO—

—open

WR×7

20Langston LewisWR1GR—9Justin Ruffin Jr.WR22-SO—+2 ROLES 81Tayte VanderleestWR34-SR 6Collin PayneWR45-SRPORTAL

15Tommy McIntoshWR5

WR2×6

17Braylen NavesWR212-SO—3Nasir WilliamsWR223-SO—16Shawn Foster IIWR234-JR

PORTAL 84Dontae RobinsonWR244-JR

PORTAL

0Kendall JonesWR25 12Camden KruisengaWR26

×6

85Myles PetersTE12-SO—PORTAL 87Gavin SpillersTE23-SO—

PORTAL 88Jaden AllenTE35-SR

PORTAL 61Zander BarthTE4FR (3)

44Lucas HoffmeyerTE5 46Zack WagnerTE6

LT×3

69Jacob BoothLT15-SR—58John WilliamsLT25-SR—PORTAL 67Charlie MandabachLT3FR (3)

—open

LG×4

70Jacob RussellLG14-JR—

PORTAL 66Matthew NehfLG24-JR—56Nic DiSantoLG34-SR

PORTAL 79Isaac HutchinsonLG4FR (3)

C×5

55Losini MakaC15-SR—

PORTAL 66Matthew NehfC24-JR—72Trevor SwanC35-SR

PORTAL 68Landon HarperC4FR (3)

71Jacob TimmerC5

RG×4

60John IannuzziRG15-SR—

PORTAL 59Brady PlouchaRG25-SR—73Dasan SmithRG33-SO 78Talon SmithRG42-FR

RT×4

76Martin KoivistoRT15-SR—54Triston PierreRT22-FR—63Wyatt GraffinRT3FR (3)77Jack NolanRT4FR (3)

Defense

10 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

NG×6

92Jaxon CherryNG13-JR—97Max Van FleetNG25-SR—

PORTAL 0D.J. BennettNG35-SRPORTAL 52Dominique MaiavaNG4GR

93Evan WalkerNG5 82Logan BorodychukNG6

EDGE

DE×6

1JJ DouglasDE12-SO—32James ReinboldDE2GR—96Quavion BirdDE33-JR 99Matthew PlumbDE4FR (3)

53Collin StareDE5 91Aaron WeinerDE6

EDGE

DE2×6

5Korver DemmaDE214-JR—

PORTAL 6Hunter ZirkleDE223-JR—PORTAL 48Nathan VanTimmerenDE234-JR 50Donovan BrownDE242-SOPORTAL

95Joey VanWetzingaDE25 64Rory CallahanDE26

WLB×3

11Xavier WhiteWLB13-JR—34Drew EsperWLB2FR (3)—10Jeremiah AlstonWLB34-SR

—open

MLB×4

35Mayson HitchensMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 40Brett McCallaMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 30Antonio Cherry Jr.MLB32-SOPORTAL 49Joshua AtiemoMLB4FR (3)

SLB×4

8Victor EarlSLB13-SO—40Brett McCallaSLB25-SR—

PORTAL 36Jeremiah McKenzieSLB32-SO 33Elijah ReynoldsSLB4FR (3)

CB×6

4Jaion JacksonCB13-JR—43Kameran HaywardCB2FR (3)—23Kyle KrebsCB3GR 21Jamari AllenCB44-JR

16Josiah BookerCB5 38EShawn SuttonCB6

CB2×6

26Matthew McKenzieCB213-JR—

PORTAL 12Donavan PhilordCB223-SO—

PORTAL 24Ty WilliamsCB234-SRPORTAL 25Trey LiebhardtCB244-JR

39Max MacklemCB25 29David WilliamsCB26

FS×5

14Justin TaylorFS14-JR—

PORTAL 27Tysen CampbellFS23-JR—ALSO PR 20JaJuan JonesFS3FR (3)41Keyton JonesFS43-JR

37Colton BenaitisFS5

SS×5

19Darrell Bryant Jr.SS15-SR—

PORTAL 17Coen AliSS22-SO—PORTAL 7Ed ConoranSS35-SR 22Nolan AndersonSS42-FR

28Laaren CornwallSS5

Special Teams

7 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

38Caden VanHuisKO12-FR—15Zac ChapeauKO23-SO—ALSO P

—open

KOR

×2

9Justin Ruffin Jr.KOR12-SO—+2 ROLES 2Brock TownsendKOR23-SO—ALSO RB

—open

×2

51Zach CurtisLS1FR (3)—57Connor RidderhoffLS25-SR—

PORTAL

—open

LS2

×2

57Connor RidderhoffLS215-SR—

PORTAL 51Zach CurtisLS22FR (3)—

—open

×3

38Caden VanHuisPK12-FR—15Zac ChapeauPK23-SO—ALSO P 47Braxton DoakPK3FR (2)

—open

×2

9Justin Ruffin Jr.PR12-SO—+2 ROLES 27Tysen CampbellPR23-JR—ALSO S

—open

×2

18Declan DuleyPT14-JR—

PORTAL 15Zac ChapeauPT23-SO—ALSO K

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB7Angel Flores 5Jadyn Glasser 10Marcus Beamon 14Daniel Gomez18Geno Seets11Ryland Watters

RB24Vaughn Blue 2Brock Townsend 31Jayden Clerveaux 43Nick Woodford22Trav Moore47Jayel Harris40Kobe Hendricks45Jordan Stapleton

FB8Rusty VanWetzinga IV 42Landon Swanson——

WRWR20Langston Lewis 9Justin Ruffin Jr.81Tayte Vanderleest 6Collin Payne15Tommy McIntosh80Avin Robinson83Da'Shon Febres

WRWR217Braylen Naves 3Nasir Williams 16Shawn Foster II 84Dontae Robinson0Kendall Jones12Camden Kruisenga

TE85Myles Peters 87Gavin Spillers 88Jaden Allen 61Zander Barth44Lucas Hoffmeyer46Zack Wagner

OLLT69Jacob Booth 58John Williams 67Charlie Mandabach—

OLLG70Jacob Russell 66Matthew Nehf 56Nic DiSanto 79Isaac Hutchinson

OLC55Losini Maka 66Matthew Nehf 72Trevor Swan 68Landon Harper71Jacob Timmer

OLRG60John Iannuzzi 59Brady Ploucha 73Dasan Smith 78Talon Smith

OLRT76Martin Koivisto 54Triston Pierre 63Wyatt Graffin 77Jack Nolan

Defense

10 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLNG92Jaxon Cherry 97Max Van Fleet 0D.J. Bennett 52Dominique Maiava93Evan Walker82Logan Borodychuk

EDGEDE1JJ Douglas 32James Reinbold 96Quavion Bird 99Matthew Plumb53Collin Stare91Aaron Weiner

EDGEDE25Korver Demma 6Hunter Zirkle 48Nathan VanTimmeren 50Donovan Brown95Joey VanWetzinga64Rory Callahan

LBWLB11Xavier White 34Drew Esper 10Jeremiah Alston—

LBMLB35Mayson Hitchens 40Brett McCalla 30Antonio Cherry Jr.49Joshua Atiemo

LBSLB8Victor Earl 40Brett McCalla 36Jeremiah McKenzie 33Elijah Reynolds

CBCB4Jaion Jackson 43Kameran Hayward 23Kyle Krebs 21Jamari Allen16Josiah Booker38EShawn Sutton

CBCB226Matthew McKenzie 12Donavan Philord 24Ty Williams 25Trey Liebhardt39Max Macklem29David Williams

SFS14Justin Taylor 27Tysen Campbell 20JaJuan Jones 41Keyton Jones37Colton Benaitis

SSS19Darrell Bryant Jr.17Coen Ali 7Ed Conoran 22Nolan Anderson28Laaren Cornwall

Special Teams

7 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO38Caden VanHuis 15Zac Chapeau——

KOR9Justin Ruffin Jr.2Brock Townsend——

LS51Zach Curtis 57Connor Ridderhoff——

LS257Connor Ridderhoff 51Zach Curtis——

PK38Caden VanHuis 15Zac Chapeau 47Braxton Doak—

PR9Justin Ruffin Jr.27Tysen Campbell——

PT18Declan Duley 15Zac Chapeau——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Angel Flores#7QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB25Jadyn Glasser3-SO QB310Marcus Beamon5-SRPORTAL QB414Daniel Gomez2-SO

RB8 listed

Vaughn Blue#24RB14-JR—

PORTAL RB22Brock Townsend3-SOALSO KR RB331Jayden Clerveaux4-JR

PORTAL RB443Nick Woodford2-SO

FB2 listed

Rusty VanWetzinga IV#8FB14-JR—

PORTAL FB242Landon Swanson3-SO

WRWR7 listed

Langston Lewis#20WR1GR—WR29Justin Ruffin Jr.2-SO+2 ROLES WR381Tayte Vanderleest4-SR WR46Collin Payne5-SRPORTAL

WRWR26 listed

Braylen Naves#17WR212-SO—WR223Nasir Williams3-SO WR2316Shawn Foster II4-JR

PORTAL WR2484Dontae Robinson4-JR

PORTAL

TE6 listed

Myles Peters#85TE12-SO—PORTAL TE287Gavin Spillers3-SO

PORTAL TE388Jaden Allen5-SR

PORTAL TE461Zander BarthFR (3)

OLLT3 listed

Jacob Booth#69LT15-SR—LT258John Williams5-SRPORTAL LT367Charlie MandabachFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Jacob Russell#70LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG266Matthew Nehf4-JR LG356Nic DiSanto4-SR

PORTAL LG479Isaac HutchinsonFR (3)

OLC5 listed

Losini Maka#55C15-SR—

PORTAL C266Matthew Nehf4-JR C372Trevor Swan5-SR

PORTAL C468Landon HarperFR (3)

OLRG4 listed

John Iannuzzi#60RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG259Brady Ploucha5-SR RG373Dasan Smith3-SO RG478Talon Smith2-FR

OLRT4 listed

Martin Koivisto#76RT15-SR—RT254Triston Pierre2-FR RT363Wyatt GraffinFR (3)RT477Jack NolanFR (3)

Defense

10 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLNG6 listed

Jaxon Cherry#92NG13-JR—NG297Max Van Fleet5-SR

PORTAL NG30D.J. Bennett5-SRPORTAL NG452Dominique MaiavaGR

EDGEDE6 listed

JJ Douglas#1DE12-SO—DE232James ReinboldGR DE396Quavion Bird3-JR DE499Matthew PlumbFR (3)

EDGEDE26 listed

Korver Demma#5DE214-JR—

PORTAL DE226Hunter Zirkle3-JRPORTAL DE2348Nathan VanTimmeren4-JR DE2450Donovan Brown2-SOPORTAL

LBWLB3 listed

Xavier White#11WLB13-JR—WLB234Drew EsperFR (3)WLB310Jeremiah Alston4-SR

LBMLB4 listed

Mayson Hitchens#35MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB240Brett McCalla5-SR

PORTAL MLB330Antonio Cherry Jr.2-SOPORTAL MLB449Joshua AtiemoFR (3)

LBSLB4 listed

Victor Earl#8SLB13-SO—SLB240Brett McCalla5-SR

PORTAL SLB336Jeremiah McKenzie2-SO SLB433Elijah ReynoldsFR (3)

CBCB6 listed

Jaion Jackson#4CB13-JR—CB243Kameran HaywardFR (3)CB323Kyle KrebsGR CB421Jamari Allen4-JR

CBCB26 listed

Matthew McKenzie#26CB213-JR—

PORTAL CB2212Donavan Philord3-SO

PORTAL CB2324Ty Williams4-SRPORTAL CB2425Trey Liebhardt4-JR

SFS5 listed

Justin Taylor#14FS14-JR—

PORTAL FS227Tysen Campbell3-JRALSO PR FS320JaJuan JonesFR (3)FS441Keyton Jones3-JR

SSS5 listed

Darrell Bryant Jr.#19SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS217Coen Ali2-SOPORTAL SS37Ed Conoran5-SR SS422Nolan Anderson2-FR

Special Teams

7 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Caden VanHuis#38KO12-FR—KO215Zac Chapeau3-SOALSO P

KOR2 listed

Justin Ruffin Jr.#9KOR12-SO—+2 ROLES KOR22Brock Townsend3-SOALSO RB

LS2 listed

Zach Curtis#51LS1FR (3)—LS257Connor Ridderhoff5-SR

PORTAL

LS22 listed

Connor Ridderhoff#57LS215-SR—

PORTAL LS2251Zach CurtisFR (3)

PK3 listed

Caden VanHuis#38PK12-FR—PK215Zac Chapeau3-SOALSO P PK347Braxton DoakFR (2)

PR2 listed

Justin Ruffin Jr.#9PR12-SO—+2 ROLES PR227Tysen Campbell3-JRALSO S

PT2 listed

Declan Duley#18PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT215Zac Chapeau3-SOALSO K

Program & Venue

Program

Central Michigan Chippewas

Central Michigan University

Conference Mid-AmericanFootball began 1896Location Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Home

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

35,127Listed capacity

Location Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Chippewas/Flying C

Maroon Primary

Gold Secondary